[VIDEO] Ne-Yo crying on stage in Manchester, U.K. (England)

R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo felt a little under the weather when he took the stage Thursday night (Jul 16) in Manchester, U.K. And out of frustration for not being able to complete the show, the “Miss Independent” singer broke down in tears roughly an hour into the gig.

“I’ve never completed a show … I’ve never done this before,” he said as he wiped away his tears. “I want to say … I want to thank y’all for bearing with me as long as y’all did, I appreciate that.”

Apparently he was sick from the jump and decided to go on stage anyway. But after an hour of performing, he just couldn’t take it anymore and apologized to his fans, who gave him a mixed reaction of cheering/applause and boos.

“Trust me when I say I will be back,” he said before leaving the arena. “I will be back. I love y’all.”

The next day (Friday Jul 17) the bloggers and the media alike went in on him calling him a crybaby and denouncing his manhood. Continue reading to peep the video of him crying and his response!

I’m currently on tour in the UK. This tour began right after a 4 month stint in Prague shooting a world war 2 movie. We’re in a different city in a different part of the UK every night, moving non stop. Since my first album, roughly 5 years ago, I’ve taken 1 vacation, and even that was about 2 years ago. Basically, I have an issue with not knowing when to say enough is enough, so last night in Manchester, my body said it for me.

I got on stage energized and ready to go, even tho for the last 5 days I’ve been dealing with a sinus infection. I paid it no real mind, and kept on going, like I always do. My voice couldn’t take it. From the first song I knew something was wrong. I shoulda stopped there, but I come from a school where no matter what, the show must go on. It wasn’t until about 4 songs in that I came to the painful realization that my voice was done, literally nothing left, and that I would have to stop the show.

Now let me explain something to you:

When I say this music, that stage, my fans, THIS is my life, I’m not saying it cause it sounds good in a sound bite. THIS IS MY LIFE!! Not much else matters to me, honestly. My music, my family and the people that appreciate my music…..the fans. THAT’S ABOUT IT!!

I’ve never had to stop a show, never dreamed I’d ever have to. So when I had to walk out on that stage and tell 12,000 of the people responsible for making me who I am that I could not perform for them, it literally broke my heart. I cried harder than I have in a very long time with no shame whatsoever.

To anyone out there that would like to question my manhood because of this I’ll say this to you:

If the one thing you cared about more than anything else in the world was threatened or even taken from you, if you knew that the people you cared for the most you had to disappoint and it was your fault… and this didn’t spark some kind of emotional outbreak within you…then with no shame I’ll say you are truly a stronger man than I.

To the people of Manchester, know that I love you and I thank you for being so understanding and supportive. And I promise you that you will receive the show deserved.

Thanks to the fans for the love and concern.

And to the bloggers….go to hell.

Sincerely, Ne*Yo!!

SOURCE: GLOBAL GRIND

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